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FinTech Chain (ASX:FTC) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is FinTech Chain Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. FinTech Chain's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was A$-0.56 Mil. FinTech Chain's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was A$-0.19 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. FinTech Chain Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for FinTech Chain's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:FTC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22   Med: 4.14   Max: No Debt
Current: 0.6


ASX:FTC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
96.89% of 1606 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.9 vs ASX:FTC: 0.60

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


FinTech Chain Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for FinTech Chain's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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FinTech Chain Interest Coverage Chart

FinTech Chain Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 3.85 0.22 4.14

FinTech Chain Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.99 - 4.40 3.90 -

Competitive Comparison of FinTech Chain's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, FinTech Chain's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


FinTech Chain's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, FinTech Chain's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where FinTech Chain's Interest Coverage falls into.



FinTech Chain Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

FinTech Chain's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, FinTech Chain's Interest Expense was A$-0.38 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$1.57 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*1.57/-0.379
=4.14

FinTech Chain's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, FinTech Chain's Interest Expense was A$-0.19 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-0.56 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$3.62 Mil.

FinTech Chain did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


FinTech Chain  (ASX:FTC) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


FinTech Chain Interest Coverage Related Terms

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FinTech Chain (ASX:FTC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
56 Dundas Street, Unit 1806, 18th Floor, Gala Place, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
FinTech Chain Ltd is a provider of Integrated Payment Acquiring infrastructure for banks and Industry Application Solutions. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from PRC. It serves banking, catering, department store, community, tourism, and retail industries. Its product portfolio includes Prepaid Cards, Integrated Payment Systems, POS P, BIN-Based Promotion Tools, Transaction E-Authentication, Digital Community Service, T-Linx Cloud Service, T-PAD, TL-008/009, and others. The company earns revenue from the provision of system development services; provision of information technology services; provision of point-of-sale machine services and the sale of point-of-sale machines.